2001 MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS Complaints

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING 35MPH, THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED, HOWEVER THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT, CONSUMER WAS INJURED AND HAD TO MISS 47 DAYS OF WORK, FORD SEN CONSUMER A REFUSAL OF LIABILITY STATING THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH IMPACT FORCE TO TRIGGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THIS VEHICLE ONLY HAD 190 MILES AT TIME OF INCIDENT, HOWEVER CONSUMER NO LONGER FEELS SAFE WITH IT, DEALER REPLACED THE CONTROL MODULE, NO REPRESENTATIVES EVER CAME FROM FORD TO INSPECT VEHICLE, TWO RECALLS, 00V27 AND 00V412, DEAL WITH AIR BAG PROBLEMS. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 29MPH ON A HIGHWAY AND TRANSMISSION ACTED LIKE IT WANTED TO DOWNSHIFT. SPEED WAS WITHHELD. MECHANIC TOLD CONSUMER THAT COMPUTER FOR TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY FEEL SOFT. BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS GOING ALL THE WAY TO FLOOR. HAS HAD THEM WORKED ON THREE TIMES,AND THEY STILL NOT FUNCTIONING CORRECTLY.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. ALSO, SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH ENGINE STARTED TO RACE REALLY LOUD, CONSUMER TURNED KEY OFF, AND HIT BRAKES IMMEDIATELY AND STOPPED. CONSUMER TOWED VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND CURRENTLY IT HAS WORKED. *AK THE MOTOR STARTED RACING FOLLOWING A LOUD NOISE, AND WENT OUT OF CONTROL. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FACTRY DEFECT. *YH

VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED 3 TIMES WHEN CONSUMER WANTED TO SLOW DOWN. APPLIED BRAKES, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO SLOW DOWN. FINALLY, HAD TO TAKE VEHICLE OUT OF GEAR TO SLOW DOWN. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A RED LIGHT, THE SPEED CONTROL HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED. NLM

DISCOVERED PROBLEM WHEN CAR WAS ON A LIFT, FOR COSMETIC WORK. WE DON'T KNOW WHEN BOLT FELL OUT. THE REAR END WAS JUMPING SIDEWAYS AROUND TURNS SINCE WE OWNED THE CAR, WE DIDN'T KNOW IT WASN'T NORMAL.. WE PUT 1000 MILES ON THE CAR IN THE PAST WEEK THAT WE OWNED THE CAR. *AK

ON INCLINE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACK FAST WHEN STEPPING OFF THE BRAKES. ALSO VEHICLE IS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO GEARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK